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Thursday, November 29, 2012

Simple Tip 1: How to Apply Shampoo?

Last week my friend Disha,
came home seeming very sulky. On nudging her for a good 10 mins, I got to know the reason.Disha had fell for a latest shampoo of a reputed brand, and bought the bottle,despite its steep price, because the bottle looked great! She did check the shampoo type
(whether it’s suitable for her type of hair) alright. But… when she used the
shampoo that morning, her hair turned dry and coarse,and felt like a bunch of
straw. She cried - “Look! My hair feels like dried hay. All my money went down the drain!’’

Familiar story right? All of us had our share of such bad (shampooed) hair days, when in our
excitement to get the glossy mane, seen in ads/fashion magazines, we pour the
shampoo on our crowning glory. Often it’s not the shampoo which is at fault,
but our carelessness, that results in such bad days!

Result: A bad day and a gloomy, sulky mood an dnot to forget, hair feeling like straw!

So, what can you do to not feel like my friend Disha? Read on to know more about how to use shampoo, the correct way.

Note that, I have also incorporated a few other handy tips that are not only smart, but less time-consuming as well.

1. Oil before:

How much ever busy you might be, never forget to oil your hair, the previous
night or 2 hours before you shampoo. If your hair is dry, oiling previous night
would be great!

If
you have an oily scalp, oily hair or normal hair, you can oil your hair, 2
hours before you shampoo. Yeah I know this is a bad tip for all the girls who hate oiling, but its very healthy for the mane! :P

Tip: Warm the oil in a double boiler. You
can double-boil by placing a vessel of oil in a saucepan/large bowl filled with
water. Pour enough water so that the oil vessel can float.

What I do: I oil the night before as I have
dry hair. I have a steamer that I use to heat water. When water seems hot
enough, I place the oil vessel on top to heat oil.

2. Before you shower: Washing hair with normal
water is preferable. If normal water is very cold, you can mix hot and cold
water as you like. But never shower in steaming or very hot water. It rips hair off all
the natural oils. Use warm water.

3.Mix it:The thumb rule is to always mix two parts of water and one part of shampoo and then use this solution to wash your
hair. You can mix one part of water as well, if your scalp is oily.

What I
do: I take a pea sized amount of shampoo and mix it with twice or thrice the amount
of water in a small bowl. After I have mixed this quite well, I wash my hair. ***(See below)

Do's and Don'ts:

1. Never
over-wash your hair. After you've washed your hair once, check your scalp to see if the grease is gone. If not, then wash again. But do follow
the diluting tip to wash your hair each time.

2. Shampoo
solution is meant to be applied on the scalp only. Gently massage the scalp
while you shampoo, and after you have cleaned your scalp, work the lather
downwards to the ends of the hair and rinse lastly.

3. Don’t pile
up your hair. This will lead to knots.

4. Never
apply conditioner to the scalp and hair roots. Apply it from a little above
the mid-length.

5. Never
brush your hair while it is wet. Use awide-toothed comb instead and comb only once. Don’t try to de-tangle the
knots, while it is wet.

6. Deep
conditioning treatments and hair masks are essential for your hair. You can
do these twice a month.

***Super Tip: You can mix one part of
shampoo and 2-3 parts of water in a spray or applicator bottle.Then, shake the bottle and spray onto the scalp to wash your hair.

Advantages of diluting shampoo: Diluting
the shampoo in this way helps you to: